PrincessLover16 [Authoress' Notes:] Hello Everyone! This is the last chapter for the college portion! Hope you like it~~
Disclaimer: Of course, I own S.A.! There, happy? Or just need common sense? Oh, gosh how I hate this part.
Special A 1.7
College IV.
~ Rewind ~
While they were eating, Hikari absentmindedly stared at the kids. That's when she noticed.
Isn't it unusual to have kids wear clothes with letters on it? Well five of the seven has. And what was a lot more unusual was...
The five with the lettered shirts had the letters 'M' 'A' 'R' 'R' 'Y'.
~ End of rewind ~
'M-marry?' Hikari thought. 'They hold clues for the third word.'
Hikari's eyes widened. She looked at the smiling kids in front of her and shook her head. She looked to her hand.
"Oh! I forgot she gave me a paper..." Hikari mumbled, mentally slapping herself for being such an idiot. She stared at the paper and said...
"Next stop is a jewelry store."
A few minutes later, they were entering a modern styled store. A girl near the age of 12 was standing by the counter.
"Konnichiwa. Did Takishima leave me a note or something?" Hikari asked the girl with a smile.
"Oh, Konnichiwa Hikari Onee-san. Yes, Takishima Onii-san told me to give you and your kids-" The girl started.
"Eh? Wai- They're not my kids!" Hikari interrupted, blushing. "But they're really nice and it would be fun to be their mom."
The 7 kids beamed, hearing Hikari's whisper.
"Oh, sorry." The girl giggled. "Anyways, he wanted me to give you these." She said as she handed Hikari 8 small labeled paper bags.
"Okay... Thank you very much." Hikari grinned to the girl and took the small paper bags. "Bye."
"Bye, Hikari Onee-chan." The girl replied, smiling back at Hikari. Hikari would never know, but she had just made the girl's day.
(CollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollege)
Hikari, Mai, Hiro, Takuya, Maki, Ikashi, Kyou and Suzuna found a seat near the fountain to rest.
"Not that I am bothered, but... why do they keep on guessing you're my kids?" Hikari muttered.
The others chuckled. "Maybe you look old?" Takuya suggested.
"Do I really look that old to have seven kids?"
Mai giggled. "Hikari Onee-chan still looks like a 16 year old."
"More like a hundred." Hiro snorted.
"Shut it, you meanie." Mai hissed, whacking Hiro in the head. He chuckled in response.
Hikari sweat dropped for the umpteenth time in a day.
"Erm, never mind about that. Let's just eat the remaining foods Takishima gave us? Or do you want to eat in a restaurant?"
"It's okay." Kyou said. The rest except for Takuya, nodded. Hikari chuckled.
"Um, let me give you your gift from Takishima. Just continue eating, okay?" Hikari said before passing the paper bags.
Kyou pulled out his present. "Whoa, It has my name and animal designs on it!"
"I have my name on it, too! And musical instruments as design!" Ikashi grinned.
"Waaaaa, It has my name 'Suzuna' on it! And musical notes!"
"Haha! Kei Onii-chan is so cool! I have my name on it, too! Ooh... Foods!" Takuya laughed enthusiastically, dancing around like a chicken.
Maki giggled. "Mine has 'Maki' on it like everyone! And chefs!"
"Hiro, Hikari Onee-chan! See, it has my name! And flowers! Soooo kawaii!" Mai said, grinning.
"I like mine. It has my name and books and glasses. Kei Onii-san knows people's tastes, eh."
Hikari giggled at everyone's reaction. She looked at her own paper bag, and took out the pink cardboard box.
She opened it to see a cherry blossom ring-necklace. It has pink cherry blossoms as a design, and 'Hikari Hanazono [heart] Kei Takishima' was carved in the inner portion of the ring.
It was beautiful, no, perfect. Hikari smiled at her gift. She took the ring off the necklace and slipped it on her finger. It fitted perfectly. "Yosh! Are you guys ready?"
"Hai!"
(CollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollege)
After an hour and a half almost circling the entire city, Hikari and the mini S.A. sat by a small park, exhausted. On their way, Hikari bought them bags to help them carry the gazillion stuff Kei gave them. It was full of different kinds of stuff, toys, books, foods, accessories, etc. And all of them were more than exhausted.
Hikari turned to the kids. "So... Do you know the rest of the way? I believe Mokishi-san's store was the last one..."
"Mhm." Maki nodded and pointed to the building behind them.
"Is that where you live?" Hikari asked. The others shook their heads. "Then, where?"
"Behind it." Ikashi spoke. They got up from their sitting spot and walked to the back of the building. She saw a 50 floor glass building with Tokyo Bay as it's background.
Hikari's eyes bulged out of it's sockets. "TOKYO BAY? HAVE WE WALKED THAT FAR?"
"I guess so..." Hiro said. Hikari looks at him with sympathy.
"So, this is where you live?" Hikari asks.
"Hai." Kyou, Ikashi and Suzuna said in unison.
Hikari looked at another large figure beside the apartment. "What is a hot air balloon doing here?"
Mai, Hiro, Takuya, Maki, Ikashi, Kyou and Suzuna all grinned mischievously. "Well, Hikari Onee-chan, It's time for you to find out, isn't it?"
"W-what do you mean?" Hikari stuttered, horror in her face as the 7 kids closed in her. The looks in their faces were creeping her out.
Hikari felt herself being pushed then pulled on the air balloon. Seconds later, she stared at the 3 people in front of her in disbelief.
"Ryuu! Jun! Megumi!" Hikari said happily as she glomped them at the same time.
They haven't seen each other for years, since the S.A.'s graduation. 'Wait... where is...?'
"Oh, Hikari-chan. We don't get a hug?" Finn grinned cheekily, a grinning Sakura and a smirking Yahiro beside her.
Hikari turned around. "Of course you do." She grinned back, pulling Finn, Sakura and Yahiro into a group hug.
"I missed you guys so much."
"Oh, Akira? Tadashi?" Hikari faced the couple, smiling evilly. "Why did you leave me?"
The couple shivered. "Eto... Ano- Eek!"
"Whoaaa!"
"Jun!" They growled at the boy who started the balloon. He smiled goofily at them. "Gomenasai~"
Without waiting for long, they were up the sky, almost above Tokyo bay. Then, almost suddenly, a question popped in Hikari's head. "What are you guys doing here anyways?"
All of them froze, then fidgeted. "Um..."
"Hey, isn't that Kei down there?" Ryuu pointed below him and to the rooftop of the apartment.
Hikari rushed to the side of the basket. Yes, it was definitely Kei. But... why where the words beside him spells 'ME'?
(CollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollege)
[Additional story]
"Oh. My. Goodness." Hikari muttered under her breath. It came to her. Was he...?
Then the flashbacks came...
The Cinema.
The Roses.
The Museum.
The Teddy Bear.
The Clouds.
The Mini S.A's Shirts.
And now... The rooftop.
Hikari bent down to look closely... Just to make sure...
"HIKARI! Why is my angel committing SUICIDE?" Akira rushed over, pulling Hikari into a safer position inside the basket.
"Don't worry Hikari, we're landing soon." Tadashi assured to the pale looking Hikari.
Indeed, they were. They were landing in 5 minutes. But 5 minutes were like years to Hikari.
(CollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollegeCollege)
As soon as the hot air balloon safely landed, Hikari jumped out of the basket and started sprinting 50 floors to the rooftop. She didn't need, no, want to use the freaking elevator. She wanted to know what the message really was, if it was what she thought it was.
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Kei was nervous. Yes, things about Hikari made him nervous, but this was a different story. This matter made him billions of times nervous.
He stared below, at the landed air balloon. He saw Hikari rush into the building and-
Bang.
Huff. Huff. Huff. Hikari had her hand on her knees, panting and trying to take in oxygen she had lost from the ascend.
Kei took a deep breath and replaced his nervous face with an arrogant smirk. "So, did Miss Number Two figure it out?"
"I'm... I'm not sure. I mean, I don't want to jump to conclusions, I want to know... if I guessed it right." Hikari said, still panting.
"More clues?"
"I guess so..."
Kei rubbed his chin, as if he had a beard. "Hmm..."
"I want you to be fully dressed."
"Of course! You want me to walk around with my underwear?" Hikari said, grinning cheekily.
Kei chuckled. "Wear a dress that reaches the floor."
"Why would-"
"And white gloves up to your elbows."
"Huh?"
"Your hair needs to be done. And makeup, too."
"Wai-"
"Flowers, flowers would be nice."
"Stop inter-"
"A veil on your head."
"Uh... I-"
"You would need to say 'I do.'?"
"Y-"
"Of course, this ring would need to be worn." Kei said, pulling out the prettiest ring in the whole world. Hikari gasped.
"Marry me."
Hikari grabbed Kei's collar, stood on her tip toes, and pressed her lips against his. Kei was surprised, it was the first time she ever made a move without him requesting. The way she kissed was full of passion, like never before. Yes, it was a simple move, nothing special. But both felt their hearts was full of love and happiness.
They broke off, searching for air to fill their empty lungs. They looked at each other and smiled.
"So, the answer?"
Hikari pressed her forehead to his, a light blush in both of their cheeks. "Yes, Yes, Yes, YES! Of course..."
Kei pulled her into a tight hug, lifting her off the ground at the same time, and twirled her around. They both laughed, laughed freely. They felt so happy, so loved, so free...
He put her down and hugged her again, burying his face to the crook of her neck. "Thank you, Hikari..."
"I love you..." Kei continued.
"I love you, too." Hikari whispered, as she tightly hugged her husband-to-be.
Bonus:
They were back at their own house.
Hikari laughed as she looked at the cherry blossom ring and the engagement ring in her hand. "Now I have two rings..."
"So, Hikari. How did you get the question?" Kei asked, his smile hasn't vanished yet since the proposal.
Hikari looked at him, with the same expression. "Well...
The Cinema. W
The Roses. I
The Museum. L
The Teddy Bear. L
The Clouds. YOU
The Mini S.A's Shirts. MARRY
The rooftop. ME
...Yeah, like that. I just figured it out with the mini S.A. shirts, though." Hikari said. "Oh! The teddy bear! It was open able, no?"
Kei just smiled wider in response. Hikari took the bear and opened it.
I love you Hikari, -Kei.
Hikari blushed at the sewn words. She looked at the smiley Kei with a tomato face. She pushed him to the couch and grabbed his face...
"I love you too" ...and kissed him.
PrincessLover26: Nyahahahaha! I'm done with college~! What should I do next? Any Ideas? Anyone? Please tell me how I did! KUDASAI!
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